Spending a little time… raising a glass to crossing Africa… on a bicycle. Jeremy – from Switzerland – is cycling from Cape Town all the way north through the African … (continue reading)
Cycling
Dis hoe dit was vir my om van die bekendste klimme in Vlaandere te kon fiets. ‘n Handvol Vlaamse vriende – ten spyte van my teëstribbelings – het maande gelede … (continue reading)
Unforgettable. To stand on holy ground – De Oude Kwaremont – where – for a century – every year De Ronde van Vlaanderen epic cycling battle happens and signifies the … (continue reading)
Scatter some of my ashes here when I die.(My Flemish friends will find the spot) … (continue reading)
“S**t! This is not a good day!“, I thought, as Komoot announced that I had arrived – and I realized this does NOT look like the place that Gerrit had … (continue reading)
There’s some rain, and a howling wind in my face again today – a Black Southeaster we would say in the Cape. But a special moment: land of the cycling … (continue reading)
Die papiertjie met Peter en Anneke Vos se adres sal nog ‘n tyd lank op my fiets bly… ‘n Momento. Van twee mense. Wat so gasvry ontvang in hulle huis… … (continue reading)
Yesterday – on the small ferry to Rozenburg, Roel and I started chatting. What a big, kind heart this man has! He found my little journey “heel tof”. couldn’t stop … (continue reading)
Na emails aan ‘n handjievol Warmshower hosts in Den Haag – ‘n antwoord. Van Heleen Neggers: Ja – kom bly gerus oor! En watter teenoorgestelde toeval toe ons uiteindelik by … (continue reading)
When I was her age, shortly after finishing school, my first and furthest journey was tossing my Lejeune bike and little canvas rucksack onto the back of a flatbed fish … (continue reading)
Op die R46 op ‘n Sondagoggend. Abraham (68) is oppad van Malmesbury na die plaas Ongegund (teen Porseleinberg). Hy rus bietjie halfpad by sy kinders se huis. En op die … (continue reading)
It made my day when I spotted these two alongside the open road celebrating Sunday morning … or end of month… or just… celebrating life! Some of these farm workers … (continue reading)
To stand alongside the infamous cobblestone sections of historic roads as the annual, epic one-day classic race from Paris to Roubaix flashes by… a lifelong dream for me! When sport, … (continue reading)